AAMC FL3 B/B Q16.

Cells that contain a large amount of phosphorylated p38 are most likely:

• A. increasing in size.
• B. replicating their DNA.
• C. dividing.
• D. undergoing growth arrest.

I got this question correct but the explanation for A being incorrect is that cell shrinkage is a hallmark of apoptosis. Is it not true that membrane blebbing is a morphological feature of apoptosis where the size of the cell increases as it swells?

If someone could explain why A cannot also be correct would be great.